It's 6:30 am on Friday morning, all is quiet as I putter around, slowly waking up.I love this time of day...my quiet time when I collect my thoughts, and bit by bit, get ready for the day ahead. Until, that is, I look out the window. Then I may as well phone in late right now, because the view on the river is far more interesting than anything I need to do today!
There's the beach flock of Common Mergansers out for their morning swim with Mom.
We've been watching this particular flock for the past 2 months, first as cute little fluff balls that seem to run on water, and now they're almost teenagers! Mom's still in charge though.
Every day, she's got them out of the nest and on the river swimming laps up and down the beach. They practice their synchronized swim routine - heads down, under water. Go! Go! Go! Make waves, git those webs workin'! Now dive! Make no waves, leave no trace, leave'em wondering WTF, where'd they all go?Now, up up up UP!...hey, you out front, you're too far ahead! Get back here! We're supposed to resemble a flock of gees
e in flight,as in s,t, u, V not p, i, d you daffy duck you!There's a lady standing in the window up there, trying to take a picture, and your job is to help her!
Now, all together, let's do this again, from the top, 5, 6, 7, 8....
Sheesh! You boids need a lot more practice, but one thing's for sure. The lady with the little grey box in her hand is totally distracted now - completely featherbrained no doubt! She'll probably have to make a second cup of tea 'cause we made the first one go cold. Good Job!
